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The Stranglers: Feline

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Stranglers-Feline

On January 1, 1983, “Epic” label release “Feline”, the seventh Stranglers (The) studio album.  It was recorded in December 1982, at the “ICP Studios” in Brussels, and was produced by Steve Churchyard, Hugh Cornwell, Jean-Jacques Burnel,Dave Greenfield and Jet Black. The album first edition was sold with a free one-sided 7″ single “Aural Sculpture Manifesto”.

Personnel:

  • Hugh Cornwell – vocals, guitar
  • Jean-Jacques Burnel- vocals, bass
  • Dave Greenfield- keyboards
  • Jet Black- drums, percussion
  • Anna Von Stern, France Lhermitte – backing vocals
  • Tony Visconti– mixing
  • Nick Marchant – art direction, design
  • Tim Widdal – design

Track listing:

All tracks by The Stranglers.

  1. Midnight Summer Dream
  2. It’s a Small World
  3. Ships That Pass in the Night
  4. European Female (In Celebration Of)
  5. Let’s Tango in Paris
  6. Paradise
  7. All Roads Lead to Rome
  8. Blue Sister
  9. Never Say Goodbye

The Fall: Perverted By Language

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On December 12, 1983, “Rough Trade” label released “Perverted by Language”, the sixth Fall (The) studio album. It was recorded at the “Pluto” in Manchester, and was produced by Steve Parker.

Personnel:

  • Mark E. Smith– vocals, piano, violin, guitar
  • Brix Smith– lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Craig Scanlon– guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Hanley– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Paul Hanley– drums, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Karl Burns– drums, percussion, bass guitar, backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Eat Y’self Fitter – Mark E.Smith
  2. Neighbourhood of Infinity – Mark E. Smith, Karl Burns, Steve Hanley, Paul Hanley, Craig Scanion
  3. Garden – Mark E. Smith, Craig Scanion
  4. Hotel Bloedel – Mark E. Smith, Steve Hanley, Brix Smith
  5. Smile – Mark E. Smith, Craig Scanion
  6. I Feel Voxish – Mark E. Smith, Marc Riley
  7. Tempo House – Mark E. Smith, Steve Hanley
  8. Hexen Definitive / Strife Knot – Mark E. Smith, Karl Burns, Adrian Niman, Craig Scanion

The Rolling Stones: Undercover

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Undercover

On November 7, 1983, “Rolling Stone” label released “Undercover”, the Rolling Stones 17th studio album. It was recorded November– December 1982 and May–August 1983, and was produced by The Glimmer Twins and Chris Kimsey.

Personnel:

  • Mick Jagger– lead and backing vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Keith Richards– vocals, guitar, bass
  • Ronnie Wood– guitars, bass, backing vocals
  • Bill Wyman– bass, piano, percussion
  • Charlie Watts– drums
  • Chuck Leavell– keyboards, organ, piano
  • Ian Stewart– piano, percussion
  • Jim Barber – guitar
  • Robbie Shakespeare– bass
  • Sly Dunbar– percussion
  • Moustapha Cisse – percussion
  • Brahms Coundoul – percussion
  • Martin Ditcham – percussion
  • David Sanborn– saxophone
  • CHOPS – horns
  • Hubert Kretzschmar – cover art photography, illustrator
  • Peter Corriston- cover art

Track listing

All tracks by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.

  1. Undercover of the Night
  2. She Was Hot
  3. Tie You Up
  4. Wanna Hold You
  5. Feel On Baby
  6. Too Much Blood
  7. Pretty Beat Up – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Rinnie Wood
  8. Too Tough
  9. All the Way Down
  10. It Must Be Hell

Paul McCartney: Pipes of Peace

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Paul McCartney_-_Pipes of peace

On October 31, 1983, “Parlaphone” label released “Pipes of Peace”, the fourth Paul McCartney studio album. It was recorded  October – December 1980, February–March 1981, summer 1981, September–October 1982, and February-July 1983, and was produced by George Martin.

Personnel:

  • Paul McCartney – vocals, bass guitar, guitars, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, drums
  • Michael Jackson – vocals
  • Eric Stewart – guitars, backing vocals
  • Denny Laine – vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Hughie Burn – guitar
  • Geoff Whitehorn -guitar
  • Linda McCartney – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Chris Hammer Smith – harmonica
  • Stanley Clarke – vocals, bass guitar
  • Ringo Starr – drums
  • Steve Gadd – drums
  • Dave Mattacks – drums
  • James Kippen – tabla
  • Andy Mackay – saxophone
  • Ernie Watts: saxophone
  • Gary Grant: horns
  • Jerry Hey – strings, horn
  • Gary Herbig – flute
  • Gavin Wright – violin
  • Petalozzi’s Children’s Choir – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks  by Paul McCartney, except where noted..

  1. Pipes of Peace
  2. Say Say Say – Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson
  3. The Other Me
  4. Keep Under Cover
  5. So Bad
  6. The Man – Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson
  7. Sweetest Little Show
  8. Average Person
  9. Hey Hey – Paul McCartney, Stanley Clarke
  10. Tug of Peace
  11. Through Our Love

Cocteau Twins: Head Over Heels

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Cocteau Twins

On October 31, 1983, “4AD” label released “Head over Heels”, the second Cocteau Twins studio album. It was recorded in 1983 at the “Palladium Studios” in Edinburgh, and was produced by Elizabeth Frazer, Robin Guthrie and John Fryer.

Personnel:

  • Elizabeth Fraser– vocals
  • Robin Guthrie– guitar, bass guitar, drum machine
  • Ally – saxophone
  • Jon Turner – engineer
  • 23 Envelope– art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Elizabeth Fraser and Robin Guthrie.

  1. When Mama Was Moth
  2. Five Ten Fiftyfold
  3. Sugar Hiccup
  4. In Our Angelhood
  5. Glass Candle Grenades
  6. In the Gold Dust Rush
  7. The Tinderbox
  8. Multifoiled
  9. My Love Paramour
  10. Musette and Drums

XTC: Mummer

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XTC_Mummer

On August 30, 1983, “Virgin” label released “Mummer”, the sixth XTC album. It was recorded September–December 1982 at “The Manor”, Oxfordshire, and “Genetic Studios”, Berkshire, and was produced by Steve Nye, Andy Partridge, Colin Moulding, Dave Gregory, Terry Chambers and Bob Sargeant. This was Terry Chambers last album with XTC, he quit the band during the recording sessions.

Personnel:

  • Andy Partridge- vocals, guitar
  • Colin Moulding- vocals, bass
  • Dave Gregory- vocals, guitar, keyboard, piano
  • Terry Chambers– drums
  • Peter Phipps- drums
  • Steve Nye- mini-korg, mellotron
  • Gavin Wrightand,  Nigel Warren-Green – strings

Track listing:

All tracks by Andy Partridge, except where noted.

  1. Beating of Hearts
  2. Wonderland – Colin Moulding
  3. Love on a Farmboy’s Wages
  4. Great Fire
  5. Deliver Us from the Elements – Colin Moulding
  6. Human Alchemy
  7. Ladybird
  8. In Loving Memory of a Name – Colin Moulding
  9. Me and the Wind
  10. Funk Pop a Roll

Depeche Mode: Construction Time Again

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Depeche_Mode Construction_Time_Again

On August 22, 1983, “Mute” label released “Construction Time Again”, the third Depeche Mode studio album. It was recorded in 1983, at “Garden Studios” in London,  and was produced by Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andy Fletcher, Alan Wilder and Daniel Miller.

Personnel:

  • Dave Gahan – lead vocals
  • Martin Gore – vocals, keyboards, guitar
  • Andy Fletcher – keyboards
  • Alan Wilder – drums, percussion
  • Gareth Jones – engineer
  • Corinne Simcock – engineer assistant
  • Martyn Atkins – design
  • Ian Wright – illustrations
  • Brian Griffin – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Martin L. Gore, except where noted.

  1. Love, in Itself
  2. More Than a Party
  3. Pipeline
  4. Everything Counts
  5. Two Minute Warning – Alan Wilder
  6. Shame
  7. The Landscape is Changing – Alan Wilder
  8. Told You So
  9. And Then

Chris Wood

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On July 12, 1983, Christopher Gordon Blandford ‘Chris’ Wood died aged 39. He was musician (saxophone, flute, keyboards), was best known as one of the founding members of the band “Traffic”. In his career he has worked and recorded with Ginger Baker’s Air Force, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Electric Ladyland, Free, Fat Mattress, Martha Velez,  Chicken Shack, Gordon Jackson, Locomotive, Shawn Phillips, Sky, Jim Capaldi,  Reebop Kwaku Baah, John Martyn,  Hanson, Free Creek,  Crawler, Third World and  Spencer Davis Group.

Muddy Waters

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On April 30, 1983, McKinley Morganfield aka Muddy Waters died aged 70. He was musician (guitar), singer and somgwriter, named the “Father of modern Chicago Blues”. Waters wrote few classic standards including “I just want to make love to you”, “I’m your Hoochie Coochie Man”, “Got my Mojo working” and had a major influence on many artists including Cream, Eric Clapton and Led Zeppelin. The Rolling Stones named themselves after Waters’ 1950 song “Rollin’ Stone”.